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CrispyQ

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12. I loathe it & avoid anything I know is AI.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 12:24 PM

Jun 11

We are not creating an environment that brings out the best in us. Imagine being able to create utopia but you don't. I read that a few weeks ago on some social media post & it made me sad. I feel interacting in the real world is harsher & ruder since social media & if AI makes us dumber things aren't likely to improve.

Elon just wants to be the world's first trillionaire. Then what? I read that Kevin O'Leary, the Shark Tank jerk, planned a huge data center in UT that got cut to half the size, & I wonder WTF does this asshole need a data center for? I think the data center madness is just a big contest right now & they don't even know what the damned prize is at this point, or if there's even a prize. Dumb, arrogant men with wealth that could be used to make a real difference but they squander it on vanity projects.

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What are the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? [View all] kentuck Jun 11 OP

AI is the devil. Scrivener7 Jun 11 #1

How does one know when an ad is AI generated? (genuine question). nt LAS14 Jun 11 #11

The colors are very reminiscent of those "Christmas Scrivener7 Jun 11 #13

It is a great tool for impersonating other people and cheating on school work dalton99a Jun 11 #2

Except in the million lines of code there's that 1 or 2 % that's incorrect questionseverything Jun 11 #7

For some specific types of problem, AI models are very good DBoon Jun 11 #3

the limited benefits edhopper Jun 11 #4

I am skeptical too though there are areas where it beneficial such as the medical field where it has themaguffin Jun 11 #5

There are different kinds of AI. What we are mostly exposed to is LLM, Large Language Models, Ocelot II Jun 11 #6

Alexa is an amazing friend. Frasier Balzov Jun 11 #8

Beware. Just cuz they seem friendly to you, doesn't mean they are. CrispyQ Jun 11 #14

Depends on the industry zonemaster Jun 11 #9

There are several existing free and open source trusted alternatives to Quicken. No need for AI crap. hunter Jun 11 #22

For me the benefits are minimal but real. LAS14 Jun 11 #10

I loathe it & avoid anything I know is AI. CrispyQ Jun 11 #12

It makes the tech bros richer if you can call that positive. nt ImNotGod Jun 11 #15

The make a very few very rich... lame54 Jun 11 #16

"AI" is a rebranding of algorithms and GreatGazoo Jun 11 #17

It's actually fundamentally not based on algorithms which is one of the biggest risks for controlling it. meadowlander Jun 11 #19

It can accelerate scientific research by drastically reducing the cost of computation. meadowlander Jun 11 #18

Your last sentence is spot on. However, I don't see the exploitation going away. harumph Jun 11 #21

the cost of computation appears to be measured in gigawatts and oceans of fresh water. rampartd Jun 11 #29

I use it daily to find out numbers for things, like calculations. I asked Google Beringia Jun 11 #20

As it stands now... haele Jun 11 #23

Cookin' the planet 4 dopamine. Qutzupalotl Jun 11 #24

Some AI assisted advancements: TheProle Jun 11 #25

For politics, it provides a critical thinking cross-check gulliver Jun 11 #26

AI bdamomma Jun 11 #27

Efficiency OC375 Jun 11 #28

IMHO, we should be working on HI (HUMAN INTELLIGENCE) to counter the Maga Infestation. cornball 24 Jun 11 #30